we will speak more about this with michael yaki at 6:00 p.m.if you'd like to connect with michael - you can follow him on twitter - his handle is "at-yaki-blog." president barack obama announced friday he's nominated massachusetts senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. kerry will need to be confirmed by the senate. and if confirmed, he'll replace hillary clinton who is stepping down in january. u-n ambassador susan rice was on the list to be nominated---but took herself off it, saying it is a "lengthy, disruptive, and costly" confirmation process. a new poll shows 57-percent of respondents believe kerry as top diplomat would be good for the country-- while 32-percent say it would be bad. >> one week after the shootings at sandy hook elementary school, there were tributes, prayers, and calls to action. the nation's most prominent gun rights group also spoke out for the first time. karin caifa reports from washington. >>reporter: from new york stock exchange, to south florida, to the nation's capital -- >> we gather as religious leaders both to commemorate the one week mark